The document discusses concepts related to learning sciences including motivation, behavior, perception, identity, community, and how they interconnect. It explains that motivation can be thought of as a binary switch that can be turned on or off, and how motivation guides behavior. It also discusses social learning theory, how behavior leads to learning through modeling and emulation. It describes how perceptions shape learning and identity formation, and how identity then shapes the communities we engage with and learn from.

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What Are The Learning Sciences
Learning
Sciences
Motivation
Behavior
PerceptionIdentity
Community

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The Learning Activation Switch
Motivation For specific behaviors or desires
• Motivation is binary
• Like a power switch: two modes (on or off)
• Can be tapped on or off at any moment
• Empowerment means being able to
operate your own switch

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From Motivation To Behavior
Motivation For behaviors and desires in general
• Motivation is always on.
• We are always motivated towards or away from something.
• Then it becomes a question of steering.
• How do we steer our motivation?
• Do we steer deliberately? Automatically? Reactionarily?

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Motivation

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From Behavior To Learning
Behavior Social Learning Theory
• Learned behavior is modeled, then emulated
• Improvisation creates opportunity for adaptation
• More attentive to others = more learning
• Cognition + Emotion + Perception = Behavior

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Behavior
Behavior

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Behavior

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Perceptions Rule
• There are no misconceptions
• There are no misperceptions
• Learning occurs when perception
is “disciplined”
Perception

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Learning = Identity
Identity Learning = Identity Formation
• As we learn something new our identity shifts
• We adopt/adapt and begin to belong with the people who
have already learned what we’re learning
• Newcomers vs. Old-timers
• Legitimate Peripheral Participation

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How Identity Shapes Community
Community Learning, social ties, and getting stuck
• Our mentors are made up of the people we know…
• We want to be like people we respect
• But we identify with the people we hang out with the most
• Which means we learn to be like them
• Everyone has a community of influence
• Empowerment comes from harnessing your community to
learn what you want

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Where We Go Next

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Where We Go Next

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How We Get There